| Name | CVE-2025-2759 |
| Description | GStreamer Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of GStreamer. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the product installer. The issue results from incorrect permissions on folders. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of a target user. Was ZDI-CAN-25448. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| gstreamer1.0 (PTS) | bullseye | 1.18.4-2.1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 1.18.4-2.1+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 1.22.0-2+deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.26.1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| gstreamer1.0 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- gstreamer1.0 <not-affected> (GStreamer installation packages for non Linux OSes)